Is salicylic acid an amino acid?

They are acids because they are electron donors in a chemical bonding. The "amino" part of the name stems from the fact that they all have an amine group ( -NH2 ) at one end.Amino acids are called...

No, lactic acid is not an amino acid.

Hydrochloric acid is made up of a hydrogen and one cholride atom i.e, HCl. So there is no chance to have a amino acid in HCl.

The acid part of an amino acid is the functional group "carboxylic acid" (COOH).

Amino acids all contain the carboxyl group (-CO2H), which is acidic. If named by IUPAC nomenclature they would be referred to as acids as well. For example glycine, the simplest amino acid, would be...